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Austintown schools compete for Pepsi grants
By kristine gill
Township schools have two grants in November’s Pepsi Refresh competition.
The newest grant proposal for $50,000 would maintain the safe and drug-free program in the district. Federal grant funding for the programs ended in June, and Peggy Bennett, district coordinator for safe and drug-free programs, hopes to find another way to fund Austintown’s programs. The district works to educate students on topics of safety, decision making, conflict management; the negative effects of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs; and other aspects of healthy emotional development, through such programs according to the grant proposal.
To vote for the drug-free grant, text 103905 to Pepsi at 73774 or vote online at www.refresheverything.com/ safeanddrugfreeschoolsohioaustintownschools. The proposal was ranked 323rd in its category Thursday.
Channel 19 is in its third month of competing for a $50,000 grant that would help to improve the student TV station. Channel 19 has ranked in the top 100 grants for the past two months to roll over into the next month.
To vote for Channel 19, text 102417 to Pepsi at 73774 or vote online at www. refresheverything.com/ austintownchannel19.
Channel 19 was ranked 89th as of Thursday.
The Rich Center for Autism and Multiple Sclerosis Dreams did not rank high enough to roll over from October’s competition.
Participants can vote for up to 10 different grants once each day.
If the school doesn’t win this grant, Bennett doesn’t know how the program will exist.